NC Senate leader blasts Perdue for Judicial appointment

A judicial appointment by Gov. Beverly Perdue is drawing criticism from the top Republican in the NC Senate

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP/WECT) – The leader of the state Senate is blasting
Governor Beverly Perdue for her selection to replace a member of the state
Supreme Court.

Perdue on Wednesday announced she is replacing the only black female on
the high court with one of the two black women serving on the state's appeals
court. Perdue appointed Judge Cheri Beasley to the Supreme Court to replace Justice
Patricia Timmons-Goodson, who announced last month she would retire in
December.

Senate President
Pro-Temp Phil Berger responded to Perdue's selection with a news release. "We've
reached a new low when the only way our governor can appoint someone to enforce
the law is by breaking her own rules," Berger, a Republican from Rockingham
County said in the release. "It is increasingly clear that Gov. Perdue's
creation of the judicial screening commission was nothing short of a deceitful
political charade. And unfortunately her actions overshadow what should be a
discussion of Judge Beasley's credentials."

Perdue is leaving the Governor's office in January. Berger says Perdue
outlined her process in Executive Order 86, saying she would "consult a
judicial screening commission…. from all corners of the state" before naming
anyone to the bench.

Beasley follows Timmons-Goodson's career path in working her way up from
district court judge to the Court of Appeals before being appointed to the
Supreme Court by the sitting governor.

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